Overview
- Analyses the organisation and mobilisation attempts of peaceful activists in Egypt and Syria
- Highlights the importance of leaders in the organisation of digitally supported protests
- Contributes to the debates over offline and online forms of political and civic participation
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Young People and Politics (PSYPP)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- social movements
- occupy protests
- arab uprisings
- ICT
- leadership
- Syrian protests
- Egyptian protests
- populism
- digitally supported protests
- resource mobilisation theory
- Deraa protests
- March 15 protests
- Syrian Revolution 2011
- violence
- political experience
- communication tactics
- responsiveness to external conditions
- long-term adaptation
- connective action
- political participation
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Reviews
“The youth revolutions that began in the Middle East in 2011 have reshaped the face of the region, provoking both reforms and harsh crackdowns, and sometimes even civil war. New media have been important tools for both protests and reaction, and Aslan Ozgul guides us expertly in the ways similar repertoires of social action in Egypt and Syria resulted in dramatically different outcomes, even if authoritarianism ultimately prevailed in both. For anyone seeking to understand the contemporary Middle East, this is an essential book.” (Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History, University of Michigan, USA)
“Aslan Ozgul’s brilliant study blends rigorous theory testing with a very human care for the stories of young activists to build up a compelling explanation of the creation, success and failure of protest movements. Readers will come away from this book with a greater understanding of the role and limits of digital media for leadership and political change. They will also be moved by the unforgettable vignettes and vivid images from the front-line accounts of those who, in the author’s words, embody the spirit of change’ in Egypt and Syria.” (Ben O’Loughlin, Professor of International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)
“Based on a unique comparative design and a wealth of rich interview data with local activists in Egypt and Syria, Billur Aslan Ozgul provides novel insights on how activists employ ICTs to engage other citizens in the pursuit of freedom and change. By showing that mobilization repertoires, leadership networks, and available resources shape digital media's contribution to the conduct and outcome of protests, the book provides much needed nuance and contextual insight on the power of social media in the Arab spring. It charts new ground in the study of the internet and participation, offering an innovative conceptualization of leadership, a nuanced theoretical model, and valuable empirical analysis.” (Cristian Vaccari, Reader in Political Communication, Loughborough University, UK)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Leading Protests in the Digital Age
Book Subtitle: Youth Activism in Egypt and Syria
Authors: Billur Aslan Ozgul
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Young People and Politics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25450-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25449-0Published: 02 October 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25452-0Published: 02 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25450-6Published: 21 September 2019
Series ISSN: 2946-501X
Series E-ISSN: 2946-5028
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 244
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Communication, Democracy, Middle Eastern Politics, African Politics